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Desperate parents, missing children at quake-hit Mexico City school 20 Sep 2017 - 06:45 pm

Mexico City: Adriana Fargo nervously bites her lip as she waits for news on the fate of her seven-year-old daughter, feared buried in...

Japan’s Abe says time for talk is over on North Korea 20 Sep 2017 - 06:39 pm

NEW YORK: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that countries need to unite to enforce sanctions and apply pressure on North...

Iran in UN spotlight as Trump threatens nuclear deal 20 Sep 2017 - 06:31 pm

United Nations, United States: Tehran was to defend itself on the world stage on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to trigger...

12 dead, 92 missing as floods hit eastern DR Congo 20 Sep 2017 - 04:27 pm

Goma, DR Congo: At least 12 people died and 92 were missing after heavy rains caused flooding in two villages in eastern Democratic...

Angry protests in Barcelona as Spain rounds up Catalan officials 20 Sep 2017 - 03:45 pm

Barcelona: Thousands took to the streets of Barcelona on Wednesday as Spanish police detained 13 Catalan government officials in a crackdown ahead of...

Eye of Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico 20 Sep 2017 - 02:17 pm

Miami: The eye of Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico early Wednesday, pummeling the island as a Category Four storm with lashing...

Tremors trigger fears of volcanic eruption in Bali 20 Sep 2017 - 12:28 pm

Jakarta: Authorities have raised alert levels for a volcano on the Indonesian resort island of Bali after hundreds of small tremors stoked fears...

Cricket-mad Afghan fans flock to T20 despite violence 20 Sep 2017 - 10:48 am

Kabul: Afghan soldier Ehsanullah waves a national flag as he dances half-naked in the stands of Kabul's main cricket ground -- one of...

US-backed force takes 90% of Syria's Raqa from IS: monitor 20 Sep 2017 - 10:32 am

Beirut: US-backed fighters have captured 90 percent of the Syrian city of Raqa from the Islamic State group after overrunning five strategic neighbourhoods,...

Obama begins lucrative turn as Wall Street speaker 20 Sep 2017 - 10:20 am

New York: Barack Obama has begun cashing in on his time in the White House with paid Wall Street speeches less than a...

Sudan, Ethiopia agree on joint border security 20 Sep 2017 - 10:02 am

Khartoum: The 16th Sudanese-Ethiopian joint military committee concluded its talks in Khartoum at the level of chiefs of staff. Following the closing session,...

Indian brick workers treated 'worse than slaves': NGO 20 Sep 2017 - 09:58 am

New Delhi: Millions of Indian brick workers are trapped in bonded labour and regularly cheated out of their wages, an anti-slavery group said...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies going "soft" on military 20 Sep 2017 - 09:53 am

YANGON: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a suggestion she is soft on the military, which the United Nations has accused...

Protesting Venezuelan violinist may seek asylum in US 20 Sep 2017 - 09:48 am

NEW YORK: A violinist who became the young face of anti-government protests in Venezuela may soon seek political asylum in the United States....

Fed conflicted by tepid U.S. inflation, global economic rebound 20 Sep 2017 - 09:44 am

WASHINGTON: Caught between a lull in U.S. inflation and a stronger global economy, the Federal Reserve is expected on Wednesday to signal whether...

First wave of refugees to US from Pacific camps imminent 20 Sep 2017 - 09:29 am

Sydney: A first wave of refugees will leave remote Pacific detention camps and be resettled in the United States in coming weeks, Australian...

Immigrant hurricane victims turn to churches amid fear 20 Sep 2017 - 09:21 am

HOUSTON: Immigrants came from across Houston to a Baptist church gymnasium and stacked dollies with boxes of cereal, orange juice and household necessities...